On Fri, 17 May 2013, Christey, Steven M. wrote:
: Ken,
:
: Your recommendation for 6 digits is the same as the original Option A,
: which as we know was tied with Option B. In addition, during the last
: discussion period, several people said that they preferred 9 digits or
: more. Can you clarify your recommendation?
The original vote was for 6 digits.
We discussed, and largely agreed that 7 would satisfy the concern of
'future proofing'. At least, those in favor of A did.
At some point, that option mystically changed to 8 digits when it wasn't
the concensus. I believe the current CVE overflords arbitrarily made that
decision for us. In doing so, they scuttled Option A as a real choice.
Witness, I changed my vote away from A because in moving to 8 digits, I
think that despite the fixed length, it would introduce as many, if
not mo more errors than Option B.
Had it been 7 digits, I would have stuck with Option A most likely.
At the very least, I would like it on record as to why the jump from 7 to
8 occurred, and who was responsible for that.